Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Hey, isn’t this Issac? What are you two carrying? Why are you covering it so tightly?”
“You picked up a baby? A girl? Sigh, what’s the use of picking up a girl to go home?”
Issac and Hazel met many villagers on their way back to the village.
Everyone was curious about how the couple picked up a baby when they went to the county town to see a doctor.
Once they heard that it was a girl, their expressions immediately changed from surprise to sympathy and disdain.
At that time, girls were not worth much, especially after the country only allowed one child. The corpse of a baby girl would often float in the river behind the village.
There were also people who strangled the baby girl to death and buried her in the ground. Then, their family members would step on her so that the girl behind them would not dare to reincarnate into their own home.
The Jones family was originally a poor family in the village. Issac must be out of his mind to bring back a girl.
Leafa Village was not big, so the news quickly spread throughout the village.
The sound of ridicule and criticism never stopped.
When the couple was about to reach home, Amelia Taylor, who had already received the news, was waiting at the door.
Seeing her mother-in-law’s figure from afar, Hazel’s hand that was holding the child tightened, wishing that she could curl up into a ball.
Their neighbor, Henry William’s wife deliberately smiled and said, “Yo, Mrs. Jones, what treasure are you holding in your arms? Let’s see.”
Amelia glared at her fiercely and replied swiftly, “It’s none of your business. Go back to your room and stay there.”
Henry’s wife shrunk her neck resentfully. She dared to mock Hazel, but she did not dare to provoke Amelia.
This old widow was very fierce. She had always been the best at fighting and scolding people in the village. Even two of her could not even defeat Amelia.
‘Hmmph, I heard that she used to be the daughter of some rich family. How did she develop such a temper?’
The woman laughed gloatingly again. This day, Hazel brought back a girl, and Amelia would definitely rip off her scalp.
As they got closer and closer to home, Hazel’s back collapsed bit by bit, and her shoulders trembled non-stop.
Seeing this, Issac sighed and stood in front of Hazel.
“Mom, Hazel and I brought a child home.”
“Okay.”
Amalia was not as furious as Henry’s wife thought. She responded calmly and turned to walk into the house.
Seeing that there was nothing to see, Henry’s wife pressed her lips together and reluctantly went back into the house.
“Tell me, what happened?” Amalia stared at the couple. Hazel lowered her head and told her Amelia about it softly.
She was afraid of her mother-in-law. It was not because Amelia was as fierce as the villagers said.
On the contrary, her mother-in-law had never laid a finger on her ever since she married into the village. She had never said anything harsh.
However, she had always felt that this mother-in-law was not an ordinary person. She was even more powerful than the mothers-in-law in the village who were torturing their daughters-in-law.
Therefore, she had always been respectful when she spoke and never dared to say anything.
After hearing Hazel’s words, Amelia’s face darkened. “You only know that this child is unwanted? What if someone turns the tables and says that you stole the child?”
Yue Jiandong hurriedly explained, “We waited for a long time at the hospital and also asked the nurses. They all said that there were no pregnant women who lost the child, so we brought the child back.”
“Why don’t you take a look at the situation at home? The second daughter-in-law has just given birth and is already nervous. You even brought back another mouth to feed. Do you think that the family is too rich?!”
Issac and his wife lowered their heads as they were reprimanded, not daring to say a word.
Chloe, who was in her swaddling clothes, saw that the situation was not looking good. Along the way, she had already experienced how this world valued boys over girls. She was afraid of being abandoned again, so she started to cry at the top of her voice.
Chloe had not been properly fed since birth, so her cry was very weak, like a sobbing kitten.
Amelia frowned and looked out. The redness on the child’s body had faded, so she looked white and tender.
Her unopened eyes were like black grapes, with a few drops of water hanging from them. Her little red mouth was slightly open, moving.
Hazel begged her mother-in-law, “Mother, this child is very obedient. She has never cried or made a fuss all the way here. She will even snort softly when she wants to pee. Please keep her here.”
Amelia’s expression was cold and hard. She did not say anything.
Hazel saw Amelia’s expressionless face and exploded, “Mother, the doctor said that I can’t have a child. I beg of you, please let me take care of her.”
Issac was shocked. “Hazel! What are you talking about?”
He hurriedly knelt down. “Mother, it’s me. It’s me who can’t have a child. It’s not Hazel’s problem.”
Hazel immediately knelt down beside him and hugged the child tightly.
“Mother, let’s keep this child.”